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Ring of Laser Light Can Count Individual Viruses and Nanoparticles
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have turned an acoustic phenomenon familiar to those who have visited the Statuary...
The First Self-Powering Nano-Device That Can Also Transmit Wireless Data
Scientists working with DARPA and Department of Energy backing have cracked the code on a kind of technological milestone, for...
Radical Ideas: By Adding Sensor Arrays, Postal Trucks Could Become a Nationwide Data-Collecting Network
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Silicon Carbide Sensors, Resistant to 1,600-Degree Heat, Could Monitor Conditions Inside Volcanoes
Geologists would love to get a closer look at what’s going on underneath active volcanoes, but the very thing that...
Researchers Create Ultra-Sensitive Robotic Nose Using Frog Eggs as an Olfactory Sensor
Researchers at the University of Tokyo are using frog eggs to enhance what might seem like an unlikely element of...
Self-Calibrating Micro Machines For Hyper-Accurate Sensors on Chips
Micro electromechanical systems–or MEMS–hold a lot of promise for the future of high tech, but they also have their drawbacks,...
Nanoscale Infrared Detector Breakthrough Could Boost Satellite Imaging Power By 20 Times
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have turned a sheet of nano-thin gold into what could be the next big advance...
